MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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